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Fcat vocabulary quiz 7

So what do you know about erosion and deposition? Play this quiz and show me what you know!

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Drainage BasinThe area of land in which water drains into a stream system.
DivideA ridge from which water drains to one side or the other.
FloodplainAn area of land on either side of a stream that is underwater when the stream floods.
DeltaAn area of land fromed by the buildup of sediment at the end, or mouth of a river.
SinkholeA basin that forms when the roof of a cave becomes so thin that it suddenly falls in because water that supported the roof has drained away.
Longshore DriftThe zizag movement of sand along a beach.
DuneA mound of sand built up by wind.
GlacierA large mass of ice that moves over land.
MoraineA deposit of till left behind by a retreating glacier.
UnicellularA term used to describe an organism made up of a single cell.
DepositionThe part of the erosion process in which sediment is placed in a new location or deposited.


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